Kaspersky quarantines Windows Explorer

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A faulty signature update from Kaspersky Lab on Wednesday flagged up Windows Explorer (explorer.exe) as infected with a low-risk virus, Huhk-C. As a result the core Windows component was quarantined or worse.

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ya read it ..
LOL

next quarantine mydrive ...

lol...paid problem

am safe with freeware.

This happened a couple of days back for a few hours.

thanks kaspersky!atleast your AV did it correctly!also please detect IE too!

lol!! very funny!!n i was thinkin to move to kaspersky!!

fun2sh said:
lol!! very funny!!n i was thinkin to move to kaspersky!!

Well I would still reccomend kaspersky. it has the second highest detection rate (after avira) and it gives a lot less false positives than avira.

*gigasmilies.googlepages.com/24.gif Such things are bound to happen if you depend on an insecure OS.
So here is my general advice: Stay away from windows *gigasmilies.googlepages.com/yes.gif

Indyan said:
Well I would still reccomend kaspersky. it has the second highest detection rate (after avira) and it gives a lot less false positives than avira.

only if u hav spare bucks to pay for.

For business purpose, its better but for personal use better stick to freewares.

^^^ Even I find freewares like Avira and Avast! sufficient for home use. But its really sad that this happened to a reputed software like Kaspersky AV.

infra_red_dude said:
^^^ Even I find freewares like Avira and Avast! sufficient for home use. But its really sad that this happened to a reputed software like Kaspersky AV.

but if win is a gaming box like mine, no av is nessary as net is switched off

MetalheadGautham said:
but if win is a gaming box like mine, no av is nessary as net is switched off

lol...anyhing can happen, even some games hav rootkits and malwares

What if ur fren comes up with pen drive when u r playing a game, would u restart to Linux just cuz of pen drive?

T159 said:
lol...anyhing can happen, even some games hav rootkits and malwares

What if ur fren comes up with pen drive when u r playing a game, would u restart to Linux just cuz of pen drive?

I would kick my friend out for disturbing me...
and restarting is no big deal.

MetalheadGautham said:
I would kick my friend out for disturbing me...
and restarting is no big deal.

nice solution

restarting is pain when u dont want to break immersion in a game.

Watever, there are many more reasons that are self understood.

T159 said:
nice solution

restarting is pain when u dont want to break immersion in a game.

Watever, there are many more reasons that are self understood.

what I was trying to say is this:

IT DOES NOT CONCERN ME WHAT HAPPENS IN SOME ANTIVIRUS FOR WINDOWS, AS I HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN OR LOOSE FROM IT.

MetalheadGautham said:
what I was trying to say is this:

IT DOES NOT CONCERN ME WHAT HAPPENS IN SOME ANTIVIRUS FOR WINDOWS, AS I HAVE NOTHING TO GAIN OR LOOSE FROM IT.

k

spare those CAPS for fight club.

T159 said:
k

spare those CAPS for fight club.

no post count there

MetalheadGautham said:
no post count there

lol

, yeah post count sab moh maya hai.

I just have one single doubt: why can't the AV's manufacturers(or coders here) think before putting a feature? They should have made solutions to disinfect windows components instead of quarrentining them like other stuff in the system.

There are times when the AV is unable to disinfect, probably coz the definitions don't haf the required code. But the AV thinks that its a virus and hence tries to prevent damange; or mebbe you wanna send that virus infected file for analysis. In such cases Quarantine is required.

^^yep,some viruses don't do anthing but make copies of themselves,i mean like thousands of copies,bloody lame viruses.Only option left is either to disinfect every file which often results in 'critical dll missing' or just reinstall.

even I didn't used to care about viruses,virus aaya just do a reinstall but lately reinstalling windows seems a waste of time!My zune is lying around with just a handful of songs in absence of windows.I am getting a 8600gt within 4-5 days so I guess I will have to install windows soon enough.

Anyways Isn't avast free edition good enough?A firewall is a must in windows,antivirus is just optional.

The_Devil_Himself said:
^^yep,some viruses don't do anthing but make copies of themselves,i mean like thousands of copies,bloody lame viruses.Only option left is either to disinfect every file which often results in 'critical dll missing' or just reinstall.

even I didn't used to care about viruses,virus aaya just do a reinstall but lately reinstalling windows seems a waste of time!My zune is lying around with just a handful of songs in absence of windows.I am getting a 8600gt within 4-5 days so I guess I will have to install windows soon enough.

Anyways Isn't avast free edition good enough?A firewall is a must in windows,antivirus is just optional.

Spybot_Search & Destroy + Ad-Aware + Avast Home + Daily Updates + Modem turned off when not needed + Ditch IE and Use Ultra Secure extentioned Firefox = Maximum free security in windows.

A system cant be tested for 0% bugs but is tested to find out bugs.

So how much rock solid a system can be, it still features some bugs to screw it down.

@MetalheadGautham
Read again - The use of quarantine:

Me said:
There are times when the AV is unable to disinfect, probably coz the definitions don't haf the required code. But the AV thinks that its a virus and hence tries to prevent damange; or mebbe you wanna send that virus infected file for analysis. In such cases Quarantine is required.

Btw, I didn't understand the purpose of your last post!!

MetalheadGautham said:
Spybot_Search & Destroy + Ad-Aware + Avast Home + Daily Updates + Modem turned off when not needed + Ditch IE and Use Ultra Secure extentioned Firefox = Maximum free security in windows.

lol..to much to digest

my simple solution is
Antivir + Comodo + firefox (with no script and adblocker + more extensions)
Never had a outbreak for whole year.

infra_red_dude said:
@MetalheadGautham
Read again - The use of quarantine:

Quarantine is a biological term, that was first used in context to separate new harmful plant species to spread in another area thru transport or any means.

@infra: I said through my last post, commenting on devil's post that avast CAN be used for a good secure system.

@T159: I am just too paranoid about viruses on windows.

MetalheadGautham said:
@infra: I said through my last post, commenting on devil's post that avast CAN be used for a good secure system.

@T159: I am just too paranoid about viruses on windows.

i was also paranoid to the same degree some time before.

Now once u get to know the working of OS and becomes a marine from a newbie u can be assured.

The more no. of processes running the more sytem slows down

lol thats why iam not prefering to update antivirus everytime